All Members stated
that they had been lobbied.
The Committee
considered the report and the urgent update report of the Head of
Planning and Development.
Councillor Hughes of
Coxheath Parish Council (in support) and Mr Atkinson, for the
applicant, addressed the meeting.
RESOLVED:
1. That
consideration of this application be
deferred to:
Seek additional
details of surface water drainage (to address Environment Agency
comments);
Seek 40% affordable
housing with appropriate viability evidence to demonstrate if this
is not achievable; and
Seek further
ecological surveys of the site.
2. That any S106 legal agreement should
include a commitment from the developer to deliver the
proposal.
Voting: 7 –
For
2 – Against 1
– Abstention
Councillor Harwood
requested that his dissent be recorded.